Hayley McGoldrick
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Remembering 50 years of opera at Laurier
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With the closing of their final performance of The Llandovery Castle on Mar. 1, Laurier’s faculty of music is celebrating 50 years of Opera Laurier, the dynamic performance program that casts undergraduate and opera diploma students into full-blown productions. The first ever Opera Laurier performance back in 1970 was a monodrama performed by artist-in-residence Carrol…
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Laurier appoints new vice-president of academics
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Laurier has appointed a new provost and vice-president: academic to succeed Maureen Mancuso who has served as the interim replacement since August of 2019. Anthony Vannelli, the current provost and vice-president: academic at the University of Saskatchewan, will join Laurier effective Aug. 1, 2020 after serving in his current position since 2017. Mansuco, who Vannelli…
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Another successful Laurier Dance Showcase
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Even through the midst of midterms and holidays, the coordinators, instructors and dancers of Wilfrid Laurier University Dance worked to prepare the Winter 2018 Dance Showcase, which took place this Sunday on March 25. Laurier Athletics offers four different levels of dance for 14 different styles, all of which had performances in the showcase. Nicole…
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Hawks give Rick Osborne a victory in his final home game
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Goodbyes aren’t always easy and if you make an impact on someone’s life, they shouldn’t be. That’s the case when it comes to women’s hockey coach Rick Osborne, who has been with the team since 2003, as he coached his last home game for the Golden Hawks on Saturday. Osborne has won nine OUA championships…
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A sixth consecutive loss puts the Hawks in a bind
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The Laurier Men’s Hockey team has had a rocky ending to their season as with only two games left the team is on a six-game losing streak. They are still 14-14-4 overall and 13-10-3 in conference play, but have recently come off losses from Toronto, Western, Guelph and Waterloo and have gone scoreless in…
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Hawks impress in tough loss against Brock
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team took on the nationally ranked Brock Badgers at home on Thursday night in their second match up against a nationally ranked team this season. Brock opened up the scoring five minutes into the game, taking the lead early in the first, but Laurier’s Emily Woodhouse answered with one…
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Bettina Boucher puts on a show at XC nationals
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The Wilfrid Laurier University varsity cross country team made a successful trip to British Columbia on Nov. 11 for the U Sports Cross Country Nationals. Laurier finished 18th out of 22 teams; the best finish the school has ever had and an improvement on their 21st-place finish at last year’s nationals. The top finisher overall…
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Golden Hawks get first home victory of the season
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team picked up their first win at home on Sunday night against the York Lions, winning the game 4-2 after losing to the Lion’s on the road last weekend. The game started off with a goal from York after only 11 minutes of play, putting Laurier in a deficit…
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Hawks fall short in Battle of Waterloo
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team faced off against the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday night after a rough start to the season, going scoreless in both of their first two games. The game got off to a quick start in favour of the Warriors as they scored just 56 seconds into the game, leaving Laurier in a deficit before the…
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